pregnancy

From 2013 to 2020, women imprisoned while pregnant had not committed a new crime — 77 percent had been incarcerated for a technical violation, such as violating parole by not checking in with a probation officer.

We checked in with former legislator and current Gender Justice advocate Erin Maye Quade about priorities that impact women and marginalized genders this year

“For Black women in America, an inescapable atmosphere of societal and systemic racism can create a kind of toxic physiological stress resulting in conditions, including hypertension and pre-eclampsia, that lead directly to higher rates of infant and maternal death.” — Linda Villarosa

I should have known that babies died, but in 2005, I did not. I remember the nurse’s face when she

Jennifer Almanza has become the midwife she once looked for. “Our womb as female is connected to an entire line, an entire collective female body.”

Building a coalition to pass legislation to support pregnant women and new mothers in Minnesota prisons and jails

The law expands unpaid leave for parents and provides other support to improve economic security for women

For expectant mothers behind bars, Isis Rising offers much-needed support. “I absolutely believe that every single woman, regardless of her place in life or the choices she made, has the right to have a healthy, positive birth experience for herself and for her baby.”

Would you give a 2-month-old baby any alcohol? … The baby gets the same alcohol the mother gets because they have the same bloodstream.”

“I’m obsessed with continuing to learn. … What if I’m out in public and somebody asks me a question? I don’t want to look dumb.”

What are Minnesota’s public schools teaching about sex? The answer may surprise you.

Pregnant and unwed pre-Roe v. Wade, many were forced to hide their pregnancies and surrender their babies